SINCE 1828
cryptozygous
adjective
cryp·to·zy·gous
| \ ˌkrip-tə-ˈzī-gəs
, (ˈ)krip-ˈtäz-ə-gəs
\
, (ˈ)krip-ˈtäz-ə-gəs
\
Medical Definition of cryptozygous
: having a wide skull and a narrow face so that the zygomatic arches are concealed when the skull is viewed from above
Other Words from cryptozygous
cryptozygy
\ ˈkrip-tə-ˌzī-gē
, krip-ˈtäz-ə-gē
, -jē \
noun,
plural cryptozygies
, krip-ˈtäz-ə-gē
, -jē \
noun,
plural cryptozygies
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